Larry Gross

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT LARRY GROSS

Proven senior financial and operations leader with global Fortune private equity and mid-market manufacturing, distribution and retail companies. Providing strategic and tactical leadership in multi-site, division and corporate operations in plant, division and corporate headquarter environments in positions including CFO, General Manager and President. I thoroughly enjoy the hands-on strategic and tactical \"Thrill of the Hunt\" in finding internal and external initiatives and cost saving / leveraging opportunities ultimately creating shareholder value and operational efficiencies, customer satisfaction and market share penetration. Focused on process and profit improvement and resource utilization through a total team approach in support of strategic and operational goals in order to achieve growth and profit goals. Selected areas of strength and expertise include: • P&L & Balance Sheet Management • Treasury - Cash Forecasting / Cash Management / Financing and Refinancing Debt • Leading organizations through difficult cash flow challenges • Creating financial stability through cash management • Solving complex problems & providing practical value added solutions • FP & A • Converting data to information • Advanced Excel skills • Dashboards via Excel • Cost accounting - Standard, Repetitive, Job Order, ABC and Variance Analysis • Foreign exchange management • Restructuring, Building, Mentoring & Leading Finance / Accounting Teams • Strategic, Capital & Operational Budget Development, Modeling, Forecasting & Execution • Executing Lean initiatives • Creating pricing strategies for new business development • Financial turnarounds & performance enhancement • Overhead reduction / containment • M&A - Business & Property - targeting, modeling, analysis, negotiations, financing, integration • Internal controls • International experience • Shareholder administration • ESOP administration